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Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine

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sandwich

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despondency

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to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)

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putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank

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from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because

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alternately; by turns; one after the other

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to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to

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judgment; judgement; divination; judgement

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to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor

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clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)

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to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again

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sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass

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empty can

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troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying

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level surface; plane

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saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)

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station

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sightseeing

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to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo

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improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low

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OK; okay

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national highway

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to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in

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hitchhiker

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backpack

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Japan and the United States; Japanese-American

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confrontation; showdown

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in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw

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to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle

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to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for

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to be accustomed to traveling (travelling)

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to be palatable; to suit one's taste

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thank you; thanks

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fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

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learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)

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good-natured

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thick fried tofu

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not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking

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to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink

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foreign country

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hitch-hike; hitchhiking

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Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)

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Niigata (city, prefecture)

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how many years; how long; what year

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stay; sojourn

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being adopted into the family of one's bride

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thrilling

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thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal

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poor; lame; ill-prepared

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